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What grows in Beni Melikech

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Map showing the boundary of Beni Melikech

The 2026/27 season in Beni Melikech

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 753 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 753 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.6 °C over the growing months. Heat makes the same rain do less, so a dry spell bites sooner: do not plant late, and shade or mulch what you can.
What that supportsenough rain for one full main crop, warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 50% of this area.
50% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 241 growing days · about 800 mm · September to May
25% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 199 growing days · about 570 mm · October to April
25% enough rain for one full main crop; cool for part of the year, so frost sets the planting date 205 growing days · about 930 mm · February to June

last updated 18 September 2026

What grows in Beni Melikech

50% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 6 crops

25% sub-humid, mild winter — 6 crops

25% sub-humid, cool — 8 crops

Rain-fed. These dates are worked out from each place's own rainfall, for a field watered by the season — with irrigation a window can open earlier, close later, or come round more than once a year. Check your own field under What grows, or get the Divisi app for a calendar dated to your farm.

What grows in Beni Melikech with irrigation

These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.

What Divisi would not plant in Beni Melikech

Every crop in the catalogue is scored against this district, not only the ones that work — so the list above is a decision rather than a shortlist. These are the rest, with what ruled each one out.

  • Mandarin Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sweet orange Moderate — Frost & pests
  • African nightshade Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Carrot Moderate — Water
  • Common bean Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cucumber Moderate — Water
  • Enset Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Groundnut Moderate
  • Irish potato Moderate — Water
  • Jute mallow Moderate — Water
  • Pumpkin Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Spider plant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sunflower Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Teff Moderate — Water
  • Tobacco Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Lemon Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Tea Moderate — Frost & pests
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Cashew Unsuitable
  • Cassava Unsuitable
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Guava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable
  • Maize Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mango Unsuitable
  • Moringa Unsuitable
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya Unsuitable
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable
  • Pineapple Unsuitable
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sorghum Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Soybean Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tomato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 65 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Beni Melikech, and the map colours which kind of ground each part of it is. Your own soil, slope and rainfall will shift the dates — the Divisi app works them out for your field, and dates each job that follows.

Or check your field first

This calendar moves

Planting windows shift with the forecast. Leave your email and we'll send what changed, and a note when planting time nears — a couple of emails a month at most.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Beni Melikech?

Chickpea, Beetroot, Kale, Swiss chard, Lettuce all rate well in Beni Melikech — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Chickpea in Beni Melikech?

In Beni Melikech the window for Chickpea runs 24 Jan 2027 to 13 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Beni Melikech?

Divisi does. It reads Beni Melikech's own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average, so the planting dates and crop shortlist on this page are the same ones the app works out for a field here — then dates each job for that field, and keeps working with no signal.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Beni Melikech, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

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The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.

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